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Runway Expansion Impact Assessment Oshawa Municipal Airport

Presentation To Development Services Committee City of Oshawa

May 30, 2011

Airport’s Economic Importance Background Scope of Work Proposed Runway Expansion Business Opportunity Economic Impacts Community Impacts Summary Next Steps Recommendation Questions

Agenda

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Airport’s Economic Importance

Oshawa Municipal Airport provides a significant economic contribution to the City

and surrounding region and is a key element in attracting and sustaining economic growth.

In context to the global economy and competitive marketplace, the Airport provides

direct access to the community for both passengers and goods.

The Airport connects the community to national and global air transportation

systems.

The Airport accommodates emergency response transportation. The Airport supports the shipment of time sensitive goods and materials (critical to

the auto industry).

In itself, the Airport provides a significant employment and GDP contribution to the

community.

With the closure of Buttonville Airport, Oshawa Municipal Airport will be the only full

service general aviation airport serving the eastern Greater Toronto Area.

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Background

The 2008 Business Plan identified the existing runway length of 4,000 ft. as a

potential constraint in attracting corporate jet and turboprop activity in that the runway length limits the operational effectiveness of these types of aircraft.

Runway length restricts potential access to the community. Existing airport stakeholders identified the existing runway length as a constraint. Many corporate operators limit their jet operations to runways of 5,000 ft. or greater. In late 2009 a review was undertaken to assess the technical viability of extending

Runway 12-30 from 4,000 ft. to 5,000 ft.

In early 2010 a preliminary cost estimate was prepared for the proposed runway

expansion.

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GENIVAR, formerly Pryde Schropp McComb Inc., was engaged by Oshawa

Municipal Airport to update the proposed runway expansion’s technical assessment and identify potential business impacts given recent events that will ultimately impact the Airport.

These events include:

• Pending closure of Buttonville Airport (2015).
• No foreseeable commitment to proceed with Pickering Airport.
• Emerging opportunities to attract corporate activity away from Toronto-Pearson

International Airport.

• Extension of Highway 407 to Oshawa, improving access from the GTA.
• Potential mandate from Transport Canada to install Runway End Safety Areas (RESA’s)

at the thresholds of Runway 12-30.

Background

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Project’s scope of work includes the following tasks. Phase 1:

• Update the 2009 Runway 12-30 Extension feasibility review to take into account potential

requirements for 150m RESA’s.

• Update the 2010 Capital Cost Estimate.
• Update the LPV/GNSS approach study based on a requirement to provide RESA’s.
• Assess the potential opportunity that an extended Runway 12-30 may have in attracting

additional corporate activity to the airport and identify the potential economic benefits.

• Prepare a Noise Exposure Planning (NEP) forecast based on potential increase in

corporate/business activity.

Scope of Work

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Phase 2 :

• Assess the impact that the closure of Buttonville Airport will have on Oshawa Municipal

Airport and identify potential economic benefits.

• Prepare a Noise Exposure Planning (NEP) forecast based on a potential increase in

activity resulting from the closure of Buttonville Airport.

• Prepare an Airport Land Use Plan which takes into consideration demand for additional

commercial development areas as well as aircraft parking requirements.

Scope of Work

Proposed Runway Extension

Design

Runway extended from 1,219m (4,000 ft.) to 1,524m (5,000 ft.). Runway extension designed to Code 3 non-precision approach standards. Runway 12 extended by 60m (197 ft.) with wide turn-around area. Runway 30 extended by 244.8m (803 ft.) with wide turn button. Runway 30 to have displaced threshold of approximately 80.8m (265 ft.). 150m RESA’s provided at both thresholds. Taxiway Bravo not to be extended at this point in time.

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Proposed Runway Extension

Considerations

Additional land is required to the west to accommodate the runway strip and

potential RESA associated with Runway 12 threshold.

Selected lighting standards located in the vicinity of the Thorton Rd. and Taunton

• Rd. intersection penetrate existing runway approach zoning and need to be

lowered.

Additional airport lands are available for commercial aviation development on the

east side.

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Proposed Runway Extension

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Proposed Runway Extension

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North Extension

Proposed Runway Extension

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South Extension

Proposed Runway Extension

Cost Estimate

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Proposed Runway Extension

Cost Estimate

Cost estimate excludes:

• Potential land acquisition costs (threshold Runway 12)
• Adjustment of lighting standards
• Noise berm

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Runway Extension

Opportunities

Airport will be capable of accommodating a broader range of jet and turboprop

aircraft in all weather conditions.

Extended runway improves operational conditions for current and proposed mix of

aircraft during periods when runway is wet or contaminated with snow, thus enhancing safety.

The extended runway will accommodate approximately 85% of the current Toronto-

Pearson corporate aircraft mission profile.

Extended runway provides opportunities for aircraft to extend their range thus

improving operational efficiency and flexibility.

Extended runway will allow aircraft to climb out sooner, thus reducing potential

noise impacts to the surrounding community.

Departures of light aircraft from existing Runway 30 threshold will minimize potential

noise impacts.

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Business Opportunity

Corporate Operators Survey

Online questionnaire sent to selected operators plus distributed through Canadian

Business Aircraft Association (CBAA) and National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA).

Received 44 responses. 70.4% indicated they would consider relocation to Oshawa if the runway were

extended to 5,000 ft.

Reasons for considering relocation included:

• Less congestion/delay.
• Better geographical location for clients.
• Lower operating costs.

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Business Opportunity

Corporate Operators Survey

Selected corporate operators currently operating at Buttonville and Toronto-Pearson

International Airport were interviewed.

Buttonville corporate operators are considering relocation to Oshawa. A number of the Toronto-Pearson corporate operators are less likely to relocate

because of Pearson’s prime location and proximity to aircraft owners.

At present Toronto-Pearson corporate operators not impacted by congestion or

delay but this will change in the future as air carrier traffic expands and reduces the number of available slots.

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Business Opportunity

Potential Business Relocations

Corporate Air Charter Company

• 5 turboprops, 4 jets
• 14 employees
• 17,000 sq. ft. hangar

Aviation Unlimited*

• FBO/aircraft sales/service
• 6 employees > 15 employees
• 10,000 sq. ft. hangar > 20,000

* Have purchased a lot to accommodate initial 10,000 sq. ft. development and are considering further expansion with extension of Runway 12-30.

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Business Opportunity

Potential Toronto- Pearson Activity Relocation

Of 29,000 annual corporate movements*, potentially 21,300 movements could be

accommodated at Oshawa Municipal Airport with a 5,000 ft. runway.

Of those 21,300 movements it is estimated that approximately 4,000 could

potentially relocate to Oshawa based on a number of assumptions.

An additional 3,000 movements would be generated from aircraft businesses

relocating to Oshawa and additional time-sensitive cargo flights.

*Data provided directly by the GTAA with their cooperation.

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Business Opportunity

Potential Toronto- Pearson Activity Relocation

Of 29,000 annual Toronto-Pearson corporate movements 21,300 movements can be accommodated at Oshawa Municipal Airport with the 5,000 ft. runway. Of those 21,300 movements, 80% are aircraft not based at Toronto Pearson = 17,040 movements. The potential catchment area for Oshawa Municipal Airport includes some 44,819 businesses, which represents approximately 24% of total businesses in the GTA. Given that location and proximity to clients are important factors in determining airport utilization, the Toronto Pearson itinerant corporate activity that potentially could relocate to Oshawa Municipal Airport is: 17,040 x .24 = 4,089 movements

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Business Opportunity

Oshawa Municipal Airport GTA Catchment Area

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Economic Impacts

Potential Business Relocations

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Total includes direct, indirect and induced.

Economic Impacts

Corporate/Business Movement Activity Increase

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Economic Impacts

Summary (Annualized Airport Services)

Direct Impact

• 42 FTEs
• $2.2 million in wages
• $4.7 million in other expenditures
• $6.9 million TOTAL VALUE ADDED GDP

Total Impact

• 95 FTEs
• $4.3 million in wages
• $11.0 million in other expenditures
• $15.3 million TOTAL VALUE ADDED GDP

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Economic Impacts

Related Hangar Construction*

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* Assumes 60,000 sq. ft. of hangar construction. Excludes runway extension construction.

Economic Impacts

Summary (Hangar Related Construction)*

Direct Impact

• 31 FTEs
• $2.7 million in wages
• $5.1 million in other expenditures
• $7.8 million TOTAL VALUE ADDED GDP

Total Impact

• 46 FTEs
• $3.4 million in wages
• $8.4 million in other expenditures
• $11.8 million TOTAL VALUE ADDED GDP

*Occurs within 2-3 year span

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Community Impacts

Noise Exposure Planning (NEP) Forecast prepared based on 2010 annual

movements plus an additional 7,000 annual itinerant movements representing an increase in corporate aviation activity.

All additional itinerant movements utilize Runway 12-30. Approximately 90% of additional itinerant movements are jet aircraft. NEP contours generally fall within 2005 NEF forecast. Noise berm proposed south of Runway 30 extension will reduce ground based

noise.

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Community Impacts

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Summary

The extension of Runway 12-30 to 5,000 ft. will significantly improve accessibility to the

community and accommodate a broader range of aircraft types and missions.

The runway extension will act as a catalyst for new commercial development and employment. The runway extension at a cost of approximately $3.1million could realize annualized economic

benefits of $6.9 million in Direct added GDP, and annualized economic benefits of $15.3 million in Total added GDP.

The runway extension could realize direct construction benefits of $7.8 million. A 10.5% increase in aircraft movements would result in a 40% increase over the Total Value

Added GDP identified in the Economic Impact of the Oshawa Municipal Airport: 2005 report.

Expansion of the runway and the associated increase in itinerant aircraft movements will have

minimal impact on the surrounding community.

Extension of Runway 12 will reduce noise impacts to the southeast. With the runway extension, Oshawa Municipal Airport would be the only regional airport within

the GTA capable of supporting a wide range of corporate jet aircraft.

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Next Steps

Public presentation of Runway Extension Impact Assessment. Formal recommendation of findings of the Runway Extension Impact Assessment Update operational assessment to include impacts of Buttonville Airport closure on

Oshawa Municipal Airport.

Update economic assessment to include impacts of Buttonville Airport closure on

Oshawa Municipal Airport.

Update NEP noise contours provided in this presentation to include anticipated

activity relocating from Buttonville Airport.

Prepare Airport Land Use Plan. Presentation of final study.

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Recommendation

It is recommended that the City of Oshawa approve the proposed expansion of

Runway 12-30.

It is recommended that Oshawa Municipal Airport proceed with the design of the

runway extension with construction occurring in 2012.

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Questions

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5915 Airport Road, Suite 400, Mississauga, ON L4V 1T1 Tel: 905-678-8582 Fax: 905-678-8582 Greg Ballentine Email: gballentine@psmi.ca